Study Urges CDC to Revise Count of Deaths from Medical Error

May 4, 2016 12:37 AM

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If not for flawed tracking, medical mistakes would be the third-leading cause of death, researchers at Johns Hopkins say.

A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine says medical errors should rank as the third-leading cause of death in the United States — and highlights how shortcomings in tracking vital statistics may hinder research and keep the problem out of the public eye.